About the Author

Ilia Stambler, PhD. Short Biography

Ilia Stambler, PhD, is Chief Science Officer of “Vetek” (Seniority) Association – The Senior Citizens Movement (Israel). He received his PhD at the Department of Science, Technology and Society, Bar Ilan University, Israel. His research has focused on the historical and social implications of aging and life extension research. He is also involved in mathematical modeling of aging and aging-related diseases (https://ec.europa.eu/eip/ageing/commitments-tracker/a3/quantified-longevity-guide-qlg_en). He is the author of A History of Life-extensionism in the Twentieth Century and Longevity Promotion: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (www.longevityhistory.com). He is actively involved in advocacy for aging and longevity research (www.longevityforall.org), and is chair of the Israeli Longevity Alliance (http://www.longevityisrael.org/) and executive committee member of the International Society on Aging and Disease (http://www.isoad.org/). His papers have appeared in Progress in Neurobiology, Aging and Disease, Cancer Detection and Prevention, Rejuvenation Research, Current Aging Science, Global Aging, Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, Frontiers in Genetics, Geroscience, and other journals.

2012- present. Co-author and promoter of the “Law Proposal for the Establishment of the National Advisory Committee for the Promotion of Longevity and Quality of Life for the Elderly Population” in Israel: http://www.longevityisrael.org/longevity-bill/

Stambler I. Heroic Power in Thomas Carlyle and Leo Tolstoy.In: Political Leadership, SAGE Library of Political Science, 2011, edited by David S. Bell.

Stambler I. Longevity and the Indian Tradition; Longevity and the Jewish Tradition; Longevity in the Ancient Middle East and the Islamic Tradition. In: Longevitize!: Essays on the Science, Philosophy & Politics of Longevity, Center for Transhumanity, 2013, edited by Franco Cortese.

Stambler I. Human life extension: opportunities, challenges, and implications for public health policy. In: Anti-aging Drugs: From Basic Research to Clinical Practice, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017, edited by Alexander Vaiserman.

Stambler I. What do we need to know to treat degenerative aging as a medical condition to extend healthy lifespan? In: Transhumanism: In the Image of Humans. Springer Science, forthcoming 2018, edited by Newton Lee.

Stambler I. Elie Metchnikoff and the Rise of the Life-extensionist Movement. The 8th Yearly Conference of theIsrael Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, Jerusalem, March 16, 2008 (Invited Speaker. Organizer of the panel: “To postpone the inevitable: Historical, Sociological and Research Aspects of Anti-aging”).

Stambler I. Society for life extension? Some ideological justifications for the pursuit of longevity. The Future of Humanity: Post-Humanism and Trans-Humanism.The Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem, October 24, 2011 (Invited speaker. Member of the conference organizing committee).

Stambler I. A history of life-extensionism in the 20th century. Between reductionism and holism: from subtraction and addition toward balance. The 12th Yearly Conference of theIsrael Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, Jerusalem, March 11, 2012 (Oral).

Stambler I. Political positioning of healthy life extension. Eurosymposium on Healthy Ageing. A new age of long term health and longevity. Brussels, December 12-14, 2012 (Invited speaker).

Stambler I. The unexpected outcomes of lifespan extension studies: an origin of modern therapies. The 8th European Congress of Biogerontology, Beer Sheva, March 10-13, 2013 (Invited speaker. Member of the congress organizing committee).

Stambler I. On the history of life-extension research: Does the whole have parts? Sixth SENS Conference (SENS6). Reimagine Aging. Queens’ College – Cambridge UK, September 3-7, 2013 ( Panel Chair).

Stambler Blokh D. Application of information theory to assess biomarkers of aging. From Biology of Aging to Longevity and Quality of Life. Conference toward the renewal of the activities of the Israeli Society for the Biology of Aging, Tel Aviv, October 1, 2013 (Oral. Chair of the conference organizing committee).

Stambler I. The Pursuit of Longevity – The Bringer of Peace to the Middle East. International Istanbul Initiative on Ageing, Istanbul, October 4-6, 2013 (Oral).

Stambler I. The need for public support for aging and longevity research. Pathways to Healthy Longevity. Israel Science Day, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, March 26, 2014 (Invited Speaker. Member of the Conference Organizing Committee).

Stambler Biology of Aging as a Basis for Future Treatment of Non-communicable Diseases and Health Care for the Aged. IFA 12th Global Conference on Ageing, Hyderabad, India, June 10-13, 2014 (Invited Speaker. Organizer of the Symposium: “The Aging Process as the Main Underlying Cause of Non-Communicable Diseases: Science and Policy”).

Stambler I. The use of information theory for the study of aging, aging related diseases and healthy longevity. 2014 International Conference on Aging and Disease (2014 ICAD), Beijing, China, November 1-2, 2014 (Invited Speaker. Panel Chair).

Stambler I. The relation of Longevity Research and General Medicine – an Historical Overview. The ELPI Third Symposium on Pathways to Indefinite Lifespans and Metchnikoff Day. Larnaca, Cyprus. May 22-23, 2015 (Invited Speaker).

Stambler I. 3rd International Practical Applications for Aging Research Forum at the Basel Life Science Week. Basel, Switzerland, September 21-22, 2016 (Invited speaker. Co-chair of the Panel Discussion: Current Issues in Aging & Longevity).

Stambler I. The critical need to promote research of aging. 2016 International Conference on Aging and Disease (2016 ICAD), Stanford, California, US, October 1-2, 2016 (Invited Speaker. Panel Chair. Organizer of the panel: “Public support for aging research”).